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Questions tagged [ubuntu-13.10]

Ubuntu 13.10 (aka Saucy Salamander) is the nineteenth release (version) of Ubuntu from Canonical.

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How can I type a backslash with no backslash key?

I'm trying to use a UK keymap on a physical US keyboard on my notebook (Asus Zenbook UX31E). My keyboard has vertical bar and backslash (| and \) above the Enter key, but I get hash and tilde instead. On UK keyboards, pipe and backslash seem to be…
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on ubuntu 13.10 multiple hits on ctrl+tab makes my intellij 13 keyboard stuck (no key works)

I have to restart my intellij every like 20 minutes whenever I hit multiple times ctrl+tab. It looks like clicking this multiple time on my ubuntu 13.10 + intellij 13.01 makes my intellij stuck. on intellij 12 same OS everything is just…
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Get keyboard scancodes in recent versions of linux

I'm trying to find out the scancodes for a set of foot pedals so that I can rebind them to more useful keys. In older versions of Ubuntu I was able to do this using /lib/udev/keymap as discussed here, but the program seems to no longer exist!…
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Cannot access Samba share from Windows 8.1

I have recently upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 8.1 on one of my home workstations. I have another machine running Ubuntu 13.10. Prior to the update to windows 8.1 I was able to access the shares on Ubuntu (shared by right clicking on the folder…
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How to create ISO image of Windows 8 setup files in Ubuntu?

Currently my OS is Ubuntu 13.10. I want to make a bootable USB with Windows 8 in it. I have the setup file of Windows 8 in my system, but it is not an ISO file. It is the extracted form of the ISO file. Is it possible to combine the setup files of…
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Steps to install Ubuntu 13.04 alongside Windows 8

I am currently using Windows 8 Pro in my system. It is an assembled system. I tried a lot of times to install Ubuntu 13.04, but I failed. In the installation I was able to reach up to the page on which I choose "Install Ubuntu alongside windows".…
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Ubuntu bootloader stuck at restoring resolver state after upgrading to 14.04

I upgraded after Ubuntu 13.10 to 14.04. However after the upgrade, the system restarted. But got stuck with a black screen displaying the message: Starting VMware services: [OK] Virtual machine monitor done Virtual machine communication…
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Flickering dual screens in Virtual Box Ubuntu 13.10 Guest

I have Ubuntu 13.10 x64 installed as a guest in VirtualBox (under a Windows 8.1 host) and have the settings for the virtual machine setup to run with a monitor count of 2, 128MB video memory and 3D acceleration enabled. In my guest I have the…
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Limiting desktop size in Linux

I have a display and the right-most edge of my monitor is busted! So to make it work, I'm trying to somehow restrict my desktop to the pixels that actually work. This would mean: The pointer shouldn't enter the black region ever Windows if…
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How do I get rid of Ubuntu shortcuts in Unity 13.10 (Intellij...)

I want to change Ubuntu 13.10 (Saucy Salamander) shortcuts. For example, I want to get rid of Alt+F1. Well, I tried everything. The last thing I tried was ccsm and removed any reference to Alt+F1. However, still when I click Alt+F1 it opens the…
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Reopened tabs include several that were separately closed earlier. How to fix?

I have been experiencing an issue with the chromium browser where tabs that I close separately before closing chromium as a whole are reopened with the tabs that I left open when I start chromium again. This behavior is experienced even if all…
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Unable to login thru ssh after upgrading from 13.10 to 14.04.1

Well, I used do-release-upgrade and the system upgraded as I've done normally, and some custom key mappings here. But then I cannot login from ssh login as: root root@domain.net's password: Access denied root@domain.net's password: Access…
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Unable to mount external hard disk in Ubuntu 13.10

When I tried to mount via terminal: sudo mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sdb /mnt it shows the following message: $ sudo mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sdb /mnt [sudo] password for ****: NTFS signature is missing. Failed to mount '/dev/sdb': Invalid argument The…
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Just installed Ubuntu 13.10 and I am seeing higher CPU usage than expected

I recently installed the latest version of Ubuntu. It runs great but there is one problem. Very high CPU loads. When I have chrome open, the computer is commonly running at about 50% load. When streaming videos, the CPU can hike up to 100% mark.…
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All partitions in Hard Disk are not displaying while Kubuntu and Ubuntu installations

Currently my system runs on Windows 8 Pro. I want to install either Ubuntu or Kubuntu alongside Windows. I have Ubuntu 10.10, 13.04, 13.10 and Kubuntu 9.10 disks. I would like to install Kubuntu than Ubuntu. I tried to install all disks at different…
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